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Petitioner: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD NASEEM BAIG and others
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Naimuddin, Abdul Hafeez Memon, Abdul Qadir Sheikh Title: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN vs MUHAMMAD NASEEM BAIG and others Case No.: Civil Petitions for Leave to Appeal Nos.27-K to 55-K of 1989 Date of Judgment:1990-02-25 Reported As: 1992 SCMR 1128 Result: Leave granted
Judgment ORDER ' ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.---The question, inter alia, for consideration is whether Mr. Sarfraz Ahmad, Advocate, who is an Ex Officio Public Prosecutor appointed by the Provincial Government was competent to file the acquittal appeals within the meaning of section 10(2) of Pakistan Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958, as he had done so under the direction of the Federal Government. ' Leave is granted and the petitions are allowed. ' Appeals arising out of these petitions shall be heard together within three months on the present records. It is however, open to the parties to file additional documents, if any.